Sameer Gupta’s Namaskar

Golden-Era Bollywood Meets Modern Jazz

Namaskar’s acclaimed percussionist, Sameer Gupta (The Supplicants, Marc Cary, VidyA), combines well-known compositions from the Indian Golden Era of Bollywood with Indian Ragas and modern American Jazz to craft an irresistibly, beautiful, artistic statement. Namaskar musically embodies the integrative spirit of our time. An original musical voice in Jazz, World, and Fusion music, Sameer Gupta is known as one of the few percussionists representing the traditions of American Jazz on drum set, and Indian Classical music on tabla. Namaskar is an inspirational group exploring traditional Indian Ragas, Folk Songs & Bollywood classics springing from the passionate spirit of modern jazz.

Sameer Gupta: drum set, tabla
David Boyce: MicroKorg, reeds
Neel Murgai: sitar
Prasant Radhakrishnan: Carnatic sax
Darren Johnston: trumpet

“Gupta is also an accomplished tabla player, and uses his knowledge of…cross-rhythms to create astonishingly original percussive textures.” – India Currents

“Sameer Gupta and David Ewell of the Supplicants soar with the fiery grace of A Love Supreme-era Coltrane.” – San Francisco Bay Guardian

http://www.motema.com/downloads/namaskar/

http://www.motema.com/artist/sameer-gupta

http://www.sameergupta.com

$15-$20 admission. Doors at 8:30 pm. Show at 9:00 pm.

All ages welcome!